On Aug 10, 2004, at 7:40 AM, James B.Davis wrote:
Anyway, it seems like you're speaking from zero personal experience (except "friends" and "pros") so there's really no point in discussing this any further. Because at f/2.8, the L lens is much superior to the IS. :-)
It sounds like you're speaking from L lens lust :-) But you are WRONG.
You really should check the Photodo rating of these two lenses side by side. It's a pity though they couldn't rate the 28-70 above 70mm :-)
FWIW, I had a 28-135 IS and a 85/1.8 as my primary lenses on my D60 for a while. I sold the 28-135 after I realized that *every one* of my favorite shots had come from the 85/1.8. I replaced the 28-135 with a 24-70L, and now I never use the 85/1.8.
IS is nice, but it works better when it's attached to good glass.
YMMV, and maybe I had a particularly bad sample, but I'm a lot happier with the 24-70. Most of the time, I'd rather have the 4mm at the wide end then the 65mm at the long end.
Scott
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